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Journal of International Scholarship (JIS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal publishing high-quality scholarly research across all academic disciplines. Articles are published online. Unsolicited submissions are very welcome. Submissions to JIS should generally consist of original, unpublished work.
Article Processing Charge (Publication Fee)
$49 USD. Payment is due only after manuscript acceptance.
Submission Types
The journal considers the following manuscript types:
1. Original research articles
2. Short communications
3. Theoretical or conceptual papers
4. Scholarly review articles
5. Case studies
6. Letters to the editor
Manuscript Preparation
Language
Manuscripts should be written in academic English.
Formatting
Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft Word format and prepared on A4-sized pages with one-inch (2.54 cm) margins on all sides.
Text should be set in Times New Roman, 11-point font, and formatted using 1.15 line spacing throughout the manuscript, including references, tables, and figure captions. For tables, please use MS Word's "Table" feature with separate cells for each entry.
The manuscript title should appear at the top of the first page in 20-point, bold, title case type (capitalize the first sentence of each word). Author names should be listed below the title in 16-point, sentence case font. All other type should be in 11-point font (bold section headings, title case).
JIS formatting does not use italics or underlining in manuscript formatting including statistics notations (i.e., use p < .01 not p < .01) and references (i.e., use J Int Scholarsh not J Int Scholarsh).
Manuscripts should be prepared concisely and clearly, using consistent formatting throughout.
Structure
While disciplinary conventions vary, manuscripts should normally include:
1. Title page (including authors, co-authors, and their affiliations. Clearly indicate the corresponding author.
2. Abstract (< 150 words). Abstracts should objectively describe the study and be in paragraph form. Do NOT use sections or citations in the abstract.
3. Keywords (4-6 for indexing).
4. Introduction (background of the topic and previous works which support the current study).
5. Methods (provide enough detail to provide context of the present study [e.g., sample, dosages, measurement devices] and allow for replication of the current work).
6. Results (provide findings of the statistical analyses, include tables or figures if necessary).
7. Discussion (summarize the current study, include any implications, recommendations, and conclusions).
8. Acknowledgements (optional)
9. Conflicts of interest (if any)
10. Funding sources (if any)
11. References
Authors may adapt structure to disciplinary norms where appropriate.
Reference Style
The journal uses a general numeric reference system based on Vancouver style.
*References are numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text.
*In-text citations should appear as Arabic numerals in brackets (e.g., [1], [2–4]).
*The reference list should be numbered and ordered sequentially.
*Provide DOI's when available.
Reference Examples
Journal article
Book
2. Brown EF. Foundations of Scholarly Research. 2nd ed. New York: Academic Press; 2021.
Book chapter
3. Green HI. Methodological pluralism in contemporary scholarship. In: White JK, editor. Perspectives on Research Methods. London: Routledge; 2020. p. 45-62.
Webpages
4. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. National Health Expenditure Data. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; [cited 2025 Dec 28]. Available from: https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data
Government Reports
5. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Health, United States, 2023: with special feature on long-term care. Washington (DC): National Center for Health Statistics; 2024.